pārūrū
1. (modifier) dull, sultry (especially of the weather), humid, tropical.
Ka hoki anō a Erihana ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou i te tau 1925 ki te whai i te mātauranga o runga atu e pā ana ki ngā rongoā o ngā whenua pārūrū (TTR 1998:39). / In 1925 Ellison returned to Otago University to undertake postgraduate studies in tropical medicine.
2. (modifier) filariasis - a disease common in the tropics, caused by filarial worms. It is transmitted by blood sucking flies and mosquitoes.
Nā Erihana anō i takoto ai te kaupapa whakakore i te ngārara nei, i te waeroa, inarā nāna i whakawātea rawa atu ngā kāinga i ngā wai whakaroau; nā te pērātanga kua kore haere te mate pārūrū e ahu mai rā i te timonga waeroa, i ōna momo rango anō hoki (TTR 1998:41). / Ellison also introduced a programme to eradicate mosquitoes by removing stagnant water from around homes; as a result it reduced the incidence of filariasis which was caused by the mosquito bite and other similar insects.
3. (noun) humidity.
Kāore he matangi, kāore he aha, koirā i tino kino ai te pārūrū (PK 2008:424). / There was no breeze, nothing at all, and that's why the humidity was so bad.
